ReadText is used to read a text file either write it to the default OutputStream or make it available to other tags that call it as a parameter.

Here is a simple example with a hard coded filename.

<dxp:ReadText filename="pageheader.txt"/>

In this example the file is stored under a parameter name so the outpout can be used more than once without re-reading the file.

<dxp:ReadText filename="custservice.txt" store="content"/>
  ...
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  ...
<dxp:SendMail mailserver="mail.mydomain.com">
  ...
<dxp:Rp name="content"/>
  ...
</dxp:SendMail>

In this example the filename attribute is empty and a parameter called filename is used get the runtime value of the filename.

<dxp:ReadText default="products/generic.txt">
   <dxp:Rp name="filename"/>
</dxp:ReadText>

In this example a token char is replaced by the request value of the prameter session and $ is replaced by the request value of the product. If the file product.txt is not found a defaultName file is inserted in it's place.

<dxp:ReadText tokens=",$" values="session,product" defaultName="defaultName.txt">product.txt</dxp:ReadText>

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